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Votes at a glance: committee clears five bills (SB 60, 63, 73, 147, 160) in executive sessions
Summary
The Ways and Means Committee voted in executive session to advance or dispose of five bills: SB 60, SB 63, SB 73 (as amended), SB 147 (ITL), and SB 160.
The House Ways and Means Committee took formal executive-session votes on five bills during the meeting.
- SB 60 FN (advanced deposit wagering): Representative Murphy moved “ought to pass.” The clerk called the roll and the motion passed on a roll-call vote (vote reported as 19–0). The bill would allow licensed advanced deposit wagering on pari-mutuel horse racing and create a revenue-sharing arrangement (the Lottery cited a 1.25 percent state share of handle from New Hampshire residents that staff estimated could produce roughly a quarter-million dollars in the first year). The motion passed but the bill will not go on consent because it carries a fiscal note.
- SB 63 (funding for the Division of Travel and Tourism): Representative Cole moved “ought to pass.” The clerk called the roll; the motion carried 19–0. Committee discussion earlier in the session clarified that SB 63 restores the statutory calculation for the travel-and-tourism appropriation (see separate article).
- SB 73 FN (bingo operation and prize limits) as amended: Representative Bolton moved “ought to pass.” The committee considered and unanimously adopted amendment 2025-1470h (a unanimous hand vote was recorded for the amendment) to raise allowable prize limits, then voted the bill as amended. Clerk-reported roll call was 19–0 in favor of OTPA. The bill will not go on consent because of its fiscal note.
- SB 147 FN (licenses for pari-mutuel pools on simulcast horse races): The committee voted to “inexpedient to legislate” (ITL) on SB 147. Representative Breyer moved ITL, and the motion passed on the roll call (reported 19–0). Committee testimony cited steady declines in live-racing facilities and market contraction as reasons for recommending ITL.
- SB 160 FN (raffle administration changes): Representative Cole moved “ought to pass.” The clerk called the roll and reported the vote as 19–0; the bill carries a fiscal note and therefore will not be placed on consent.
All reported roll-call tallies were recorded by the clerk in the transcript; the committee noted several of the bills carried fiscal notes and would not be placed on the consent calendar. No recorded votes in the transcript showed opposition on any of these five items.
